Private Equity Associate
undisclosedManhattan (NY)
Private Equity Associate
Posted yesterday
undisclosedManhattan (NY)
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
About the firm: A lower-middle-market private equity investor focused on control buyouts of founder-owned industrial and manufacturing businesses. The strategy emphasizes niche market leaders with strong cash flow, defensible positioning, and clear operational upside, often in first-time institutional or succession-driven situations. Value creation is driven primarily through hands-on operational improvement, professionalization, and disciplined add-on M&A rather than financial leverage. The platform is viewed as a high-quality, operator-centric sponsor with a strong reputation in the industrial PE ecosystem, known for rigorous underwriting, deep sector specialization, and a track record of building durable, scaled businesses.
About the role:
Deal Sourcing & Screening: Identify and evaluate acquisition targets, taking increasing ownership of early diligence.
Financial Modeling & Analysis: Build and review models to assess value creation and returns.
Due Diligence: Coordinate advisors and internal teams, leading key diligence areas.
Portfolio Support: Work with management to drive operational improvements and bolt-on opportunities.
Deal Execution: Assist in structuring, negotiating, and preparing investment materials, gradually owning deals end-to-end.
Before you apply
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Your profile is current
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Two examples you can talk through
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A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
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